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Kiwibot completes new funding and closes ‘biggest expansion deal’ with Sodexo

February 17, 2022 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Kiwibot, the Colombian robotic sidewalk delivery startup with a new headquarters in Miami, has agreed a “multimillion-dollar contract expansion” with Sodexo, a food services and facilities management company.

This contract will enable Kiwibot to expand its robotic fleet, delivering more than 1,200 robots across 50 US college campuses, with Sodexo, by the end of 2022.

Sarosh Mistry, chair, Sodexo North America, says: “The early success of our Kiwibot partnership has shown that automated delivery is not only possible and reliable, it’s desirable. [Read more…] about Kiwibot completes new funding and closes ‘biggest expansion deal’ with Sodexo

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: business, campuses, delivery, food, kiwibot, robotic, robots, sodexo, university

Kiwibot launches robotic delivery service on Loyola university campus

November 5, 2021 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Kiwibot has launched its robotic delivery service at Loyola Marymount University campus, in partnership with LMU Dining.

And until November 14, new Sodexo Bite app subscribers can take advantage of free food delivery fee at two on-campus locations.

If you haven’t seen the newest four-wheeled residents on campus at Loyola Marymount University yet, chances are you will soon if you are on the campus. [Read more…] about Kiwibot launches robotic delivery service on Loyola university campus

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: app, bite, campus, deliveries, delivery, dining, food, kiwibot, lmu, locations, loyola, marymount, sodexo, university

Starship Technologies launches North Carolina’s first robotic delivery service

October 26, 2021 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (A&T) and its food services provider, Sodexo, have partnered with robot maker Starship Technologies to roll out the university’s food delivery service via autonomous robots.

A&T is the first historically Black college or university to partner with Starship, as well as its first partnership in North Carolina.

Starship’s fleet of 20 autonomous, on-demand robots will deliver from three campus eateries: Qdoba, 1891 Bistro and the new Paavo’s Pizza with the goal to expand additional retail locations by next spring. [Read more…] about Starship Technologies launches North Carolina’s first robotic delivery service

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: a&t, app, autonomous, campus, carolina, delivery, food, forward, north, robot, robots, service, services, sodexo, starship, student, students, technologies, travel, university

Kiwibot and Sodexo launch robotic food delivery services to three university campuses

August 12, 2021 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Kiwibot, a robotic last-mile delivery company, is partnering with Sodexo, a food services and facilities management company, to expand its robotic fleet to “drive the future of smart university campuses”.

This August, the two companies will make robot deliveries available at three campuses in the US:

  • New Mexico State University;
  • Loyola Marymount University, California; and
  • Gonzaga University, Washington.

Kiwibot says it offers full remote and in-field customer support to businesses and integrates with any business’s point-of-sale to distribute their food products via “powerful, cute-looking robots”. [Read more…] about Kiwibot and Sodexo launch robotic food delivery services to three university campuses

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: access, app, business, campus, campuses, college, convenient, customers, deliveries, delivery, food, kiwibot, model, provide, robot, robotic, safe, service, sodexo, students, three, universities, university

Starship and Sodexo send more delivery robots to university

March 25, 2019 by Sam Francis

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Starship Technologies and Sodexo have launched a robot food delivery service at Northern Arizona University in partnership with several restaurants

It’s something your mom always told you – eat your breakfast – and now college students are starting to do just that, thanks to Starship robots and Sodexo.

Research has shown that up to 88 percent of college students skip breakfast, primarily because of lack of time, but that number is starting to turn around when delivery robots arrive on campus.

Starting today, students at Northern Arizona University’s Flagstaff campus will have the convenience of receiving food delivered by robot.  [Read more…] about Starship and Sodexo send more delivery robots to university

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: delivery robots, northern arizona university, sodexo, starship technologies

Starship Technologies partners with Sodexo to launch ‘world’s largest fleet of delivery robots on a university campus’

January 22, 2019 by Sam Francis

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First robot delivery service integrated with student meal plans debuts at George Mason University today

Sodexo, a food services and facilities company, and Starship Technologies, a robotics company, have partnered to launch robot food delivery services at George Mason University’s Fairfax, Virginia campus. (See video below.)

Beginning today, Mason’s 40,000 students, faculty and staff can access the Starship Deliveries app (iOS and Android) to order food and drinks to be delivered anywhere on campus, within minutes.

Blaze Pizza, Starbucks, and Dunkin’ are the first retailers to participate, with more to be announced in the coming weeks. Each on-demand delivery costs just $1.99.  [Read more…] about Starship Technologies partners with Sodexo to launch ‘world’s largest fleet of delivery robots on a university campus’

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: george mason university, sodexo, starship technologies

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